This pickup, no matter what all of the haters say, does make the Bears an automatic contender. You can't stack the box with 8 waiting on Forte anymore, because YES a QB does make a WR better when he's throwing it where the ball needs to be, and the Bears do have options to throw to. I expect Hester to continue to grow in his role at WR, as he was doing at the end of the year, and Cutler has one of the best TE tandems in the league to throw to (a QBs security blanket) as well as a young WR that he already built a rapport with in college (Earl Bennett). With the Bears fortifying the O Line, as well, the Bears offense will be much more potent than those of yesteryears. Cutler threw for some 4500 yards last year and the Bears most passing yards we've ever had was 3800ish by Erik Kramer in the 90's. So, yes, this is a great pickup.

Cutler, Forte, Olsen, and Hester all young guys coming around at the same time could make for a grouping that goes down in Bears history